Key Highlights
- The Green Bay Packers are keeping Matt LaFleur as head coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday. He has signed a multiyear contract extension that a source said is "not a prove-it deal but a real commitment."The two sides met early in the week to discuss the future direction of the organization.
- They were joined by general manager Brian Gutekunst and vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball, and the first order of business was to make sure they had the right threesome in place. Once they all agreed to move forward, LaFleur's contract was the first order of business.
- It didn't take long, and the deal was agreed to on Friday evening and signed on Saturday.
- Deals for Gutekunst and Ball are also in the works, sources said. It was the first major decision by new team president Ed Policy, who took over in July for Mark Murphy.
- It was Murphy who hired LaFleur in 2019 to replace Super Bowl-winning coach Mike McCarthy. The Packers are keeping their organizational structure in place even with the new extensions, sources said, as Gutekunst and LaFleur will continue to report to Policy. The Packers lost in the wild-card round of the playoffs for the second straight season, but this time it was in a devastating fashion.
